by Julie Turner | Sep 15, 2018 | What's Happening
We had two birthdays to celebrate last Sunday.
by Julie Turner | Sep 13, 2018 | What's Happening
Ps 130 and Ps 131 are among my favourite psalms. They look so inconsequential: C. H. Spurgeon said of Ps 131 that it is ‘one of the shortest psalms to read, but one of the longest to learn.’ Yet, as Michael Wilcock summarises it, ‘To be careful not to rate others low...
by Julie Turner | Sep 13, 2018 | What's Happening
In exploring the theme of holy defiance, we looked at what that means in practical terms. Defiance (bold disobedience or resistance) is often seen as negative, and to defy God is a dangerous thing. However, we do need to have a holy defiance that resists the...
by Julie Turner | Sep 13, 2018 | What's Happening
In our Bible study we looked at Ps 129-131, and these three psalms again give us a by-now familiar picture of trouble, hope in God and deliverance. Ps 129 has much to say about oppression, and certainly we need to face up to the fact that trouble, oppression and...
by Julie Turner | Sep 10, 2018 | What's Happening
A sense of humour and the ability to laugh (even at yourself) are essential ingredients to getting through life sane and with a sense of joy. Our prospective bridegroom (a.k.a. Super Mario) clearly has this in abundance!
